Why ‘Claim to Fame’ Isn’t Returning for Season 4 … Yet

Almost three dozen celebrity relatives have made their way through that idyllic Hollywood mansion on Claim to Fame‘s first three seasons, but is the party over?

ABC revealed its official list of summer 2025 premiere dates, and the reality competition series was notably missing, despite the prior three seasons each having summer premieres in June and July. The lack of news on the subject has left some fans wondering whether the show will return or not, and now we have an unfortunate update.

Is Claim to Fame Season 4 happening?

ABC has not announced a renewal for Claim to Fame Season 4, and there’s reason to believe it won’t happen anytime soon.

In an interview with E! News, Kevin Jonas said, “I think ABC was going in a different direction this time. It doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen in the future. I just haven’t been told if it’s going to continue right now.”

Still Jonas did say he wasn’t against reuniting with little brother-turned-cohost Franklin Jonas, adding, “I am always down for Claim to Fame. I love working with Franklin and I love that show. I do miss doing it this season. It was weird. I’ve done it every year for the last four years, so I’m hopeful for more, but we’ll see.”

Part of the issue may be timing, of course, as Kevin Jonas is currently planning a Jonas Brothers anniversary tour with his other brothers Joe and Nick Jonas, which launches in August.

It’s worth noting that the show’s production company, Kinetic Content, opened up an application portal for potential castmembers in late summer 2024, which indicated that the production company was very likely to produce another run. So we’ll have to see if Claim to Fame Season 4 will happen… and when.

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When will Claim to Fame Season 4 premiere?

A premiere date has not been set by ABC. Although Claim to Fame has traditionally been a summer show — Season 1 premiered on July 11, 2022, Season 2 followed on June 26, 2023, and Season 3 premiered on July 10, 2024 — it was noticeably absent from ABC’s summer schedule.

Who will host Claim to Fame Season 4?

There’s nothing official to report at this time. However, given their particular charms at co-hosting the first three seasons, it seems likely Kevin and Franklin Jonas would be chosen to return to emcee the next round if it happens. As Kinetic Content boss Eric Detwiler previously told TV Insider of their selection, “You’ve got somebody like Kevin Jonas, who’s a big name, and then you’ve got Franklin, who’s the youngest brother trying to find his own place in the spotlight. It just mirrored the show’s concept so well… they also have a genuine excitement and curiosity [about the show].”

Who will compete in Claim to Fame Season 4?

No cast list for Claim to Fame Season 4 is currently available, but the show has previously featured 11 to 12 relatives of celebrities who are actors, athletes, musicians, and other notable figures. And once their names are revealed, finding out who their famous relatives are is half the fun of watching the show.

“Every season, we’ve tried to best ourselves in terms of the level of iconic celebrity relatives that we can book for the show, but it really all starts with thinking about what are the categories we want to explore each season. Who are the people that are at the top of the game in [their respective] categories?” Detwiler said of the casting process.

What is at stake in Claim to Fame Season 4?

For the last three seasons, contestants have worked for not just their own piece of the spotlight but for the chance of winning the season’s cash prize of $100,000. We’ll have to wait and see whether Season 4 raises the ante at all for its crop of contestants.

What will happen in Claim to Fame Season 4?

Though no official details are available just yet, the show has a few traditions that we can probably expect to see happen in any eventual Season 4, including several repeat challenges, like “Two Truths and a Lie,” the talent show, the game of “Telephone,” and the interrogation room, to name a few. And there’s no reason to doubt that there will be a snazzy new Clue Wall for the new contestants (and fans alike) to mull over.